Alabama A&M senior running for Democratic Party delegate in Congressional District 4

Kevin Ferguson of Gadsden, an Alabama A&M senior, is hoping to win a spot as a Democratic Party delegate for Congressional District 4.

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Kevin Ferguson of Gadsden is a Alabama A&M University senior studying to be an electrical engineering.

But right now he's a politician, running for Democratic Party delegate for the Alabama Congressional District 4. The area includes Etowah, DeKalb, Marshall, Walker, Lawrence, Cullman, Blount, Tuscaloosa, Lamar and Franklin counties.

If he wins the delegate spot, Ferguson, 22, will attend the Democratic National Convention Sept. 3 in Charlotte, S.C. The Democratic primary is March 13.

Ferguson said he

realized he wanted to dedicate his life to public service and make a true

difference after volunteering at Coosa Valley Health Care where his father works.

Ferguson got interested in politics when he attended a Boys State camp in high school. He was senior class president at Gaston High School and a Bryant-Jordan Outstanding Scholar-Athlete Award winner after playing football. Ferguson earned an academic scholarship to A&M and as a freshman worked as a volunteer of the Etowah County Democratic Party on President Barack Obama's election campaign.

Ferguson is currently the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity chapter president at A&M and has interned both for Chevron of Pascagoula, Miss., and the U.S. Department of Energy in Albuquerque, N.M. In January, Ferguson was featured in Source magazine as a Historical Black College and University leader.